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Health care costs gobble up more of Mississippians' money than ever - nearly 22 percent of their income, according to new research by the Mississippi Economic Policy Center. In 1991, that number was 16 percent.

"The higher a person's health care costs, the less likely they are to use that health care, even if it's preventative," said Therese Hanna, executive director of the Center for Mississippi Health Policy. "They just tend to quit getting as much health care - ...